I have ceased to be amazed at the world’s attitude toward Israel. Israel is always convicted without trial, and in the eyes of Europe, the American left, and Islamic countries, is 100% responsible for all of the strife in the Persian Gulf and for that matter, much of the world.
At the heart of this antipathy toward Israel is anti-Semitism.
After today’s tragic and bungled raid of a Turkish ship headed for the Gaza strip on a humanitarian mission, the world is alight with a new round of Israel hatred. Now Israel may be at fault here. The facts will bear that out or not over the coming days. We all mourn the loss of life here. But by and large, Israel has already been tried and convicted. Just like the Jews in Germany in the 1930′s, the Jews in Israel are persecuted without trial. This time in the world press, and if the Iranian President has his way, much like the Germans did in World War II.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today that “the inhuman action of the Zionist regime” would bring the “sinister and fake regime closer than ever to its end.” Mr. Ahmadinejad wasn’t referring to the reign of Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, but to Israel herself.
Anti-Israel, read anti-Jewish, rallies were held across the world including in western cities like Paris and Los Angeles. “The Jews must pay,” is what the rallies are really saying.
Over at the Huffington Post, the home base of the American left, comments against the Jewish state ran 5-to-1. Comments ranged from “Quite frankly, Israel needs to be put in their place” to “Israel is engaging in acts of blatant terrorism on civilian targets,” to “Our relationship with Israel undermines all attempts for us to have good relations with Muslim nations.” The American left wouldn’t even admit that the Ft. Hood shooter was influenced in any way by his religion until weeks after his act of jihad influenced killing spree. Yet, the verdict that Israel committed a “blatant” act of terrorism is clear just hours after the raid took place.
Can anyone honestly say that Hamas and the Palestinians are true partners in peace and that Israel is solely holding up the peace process? Most people know that both sides have internal roadblocks that prohibit them from pursuing a genuine peace. Only Israel pays a price for this. Hamas, for the most part, gets a pass.
“If it wasn’t for those pesky Jews we’d have peace in the world” seems to be the new mantra of many across the world.
The image of Palestinians as the minority and victim is a convenient and useful one for anti-Semites worldwide. Muslims have the biggest beef with Jews and Israel. The truth is, some of the Arab states hate Israel simply because it exists. The fact that the West plopped a Jewish state on their turf enrages many Muslims in the Middle East.
Make no mistake, the anti-Israel, and read again, anti-Jewish forces around the world are hoping to create a climate where the world will accept an Iranian attack on the Jewish state. The United States won’t permit that to happen. President Obama is not the biggest friend of Israel, however his commitment to defending her would be absolute in the case of an Iranian attack.
Keep this in mind, since it is not publicized enough. There are roughly 13 million Jews in the world and over 1.5 billion Muslims. Who is really the underdog here? Israeli bashing is really Jew- bashing. Hitler would be proud of the political climate vis-a-vis the Sons of Abraham these days.
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John Romano is the publisher and editor of Yes, But However!, a musician, a former political correspondent for BBC Radio London, and a serial web entrepreneur. Follow him on twitter: twitter.com/yesbuthowever or John Romano on Google+John Romano article archive.
